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The Deepest Darkest Open Secret

In 2009, a U.S. soldier contacted our show and offered to send audio dispatches from his
deployment in Afghanistan, to do a story about what it's really like to go to war. But what he learned
when he was over there was way more personal and honest than we, or he, expected. Producer
Sarah Koenig explains. Note: Ira warns listeners that this story may not be appropriate for children.
(20 minutes)